Numerous studies have already shown the existence of a relationship between blood groups of the ABO system and certain vascular diseases: group A and atheromatous disease 1,4,5,7,9,12 ; group A and deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs 6,11,13 . However, no study has reported an association between varicose veins and the ABO blood groups. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible existence of such an association.
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Cornu-Thénard et al. (1989) studied this question.
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